Lesson 2A Flashcards
abrocharse
to fasten
amenizar
to make pleasant
asegurar
to assure
asumir
to assume, take on
atravesar
to go through
castigar
to punish
consolar (ue)
to console, comfort
convivir
to live with
desanimar
to discourage
desbancar
to replace
desear
to wish
durar
to last; to take time
encajar
to fit in
manejar
to handle; to drive
otorgar
to grant
parecerse
to look like
pasarse
to go too far
ponerse
to become; to place oneself
portarse
to behave
regañar
to scold, rebuke, tell off
reponer fuerzas
to recover
retar
to challenge
señalar
to point (to)
soportar
to stand, bear
suceder
to occur, happen
tartamudear
to stutter
tumbarse
to lie down
arriesgarse a
to risk
exponerse a
to expose oneself to
pertenecer a
to belong to
conformarse con
to be satisfied with
contentarse con
to be happy/satisfied with; to make do with
entretenerse con
to amuse oneself with
quedar bien/mal con
to make a good/bad impression on
romper con
to break up with
avergonzarse (ue) de
to be ashamed of
burlarse de
to make fun of
cansarse de
to become tired of
depender de
to depend on
presumir de
to think one is, boast of being
quejarse de
to complain about
apoyarse en
to lean/rely on
empeñarse en
to make an effort to, insist on
esforzarse (ue) en
to try very hard to
tener motivos para
to have reasons for
interesarse por
to take an interest in
tener por
to take for, considered
el/la adepto/a
follower, supporter
el agradecimiento
gratitude
la amistad
friendship
el/la anciano/a
elderly man/woman
el apuro
jam, fix
la autoestima
self-esteem
el carácter
character
el comportamiento
behavior
la conjetura
conjecture
el cuero
leather
los derechos humanos
human rights
el desempleo
unemployment
el diseño
design
el disparate
silly/stupid thing or action
la edad adulta
adulthood
la facha
appearance (colloquial)
el fallo
fault, mistake
la falta de otografía
spelling mistake
el filón
gold mine (colloquial)
el ingreso
entry
la jerga
slang
el lazo
link
el mando
remote control
la marca
brand
la mayúscula
capital letter
la niñez
childhood
el pacifismo
pacifism
el paso
step
el peso
weight
la pinta
appearance
el portal
doorway
el/la quinceañero/a
fifteen-year-old
el rasgo
feature
el recuerdo
memory
el rollo
bore (slang)
el síntoma
symptom
el sondeo
poll
el tamaño
size
el tatuaje
tattoo
el temor
fear
el terreno
field
el/la treintañero/a
thirty-year-old
el/la veinteañero/a
twenty-year-old
el voluntariado
voluntary service
ajustado, -a
tight
atrevido, -a
daring
caído, -a
fallen; hanging, droopy
capacitado, -a
qualified, trained
complejo, -a
complex
deportivo, -a
sports (before nouns)
fluido, -a
fluid, smooth
gracioso, -a
funny
inculto, -a
uncultured, uneducated
inseguro, -a
unsafe; insecure
leal
loyal
maduro, -a
mature
orgulloso, -a
pround
pleno, -a
full
preocupante
worrisome, worrying
prodigioso, -a
marvelous
realista
realistic
rebelde
rebellious
revoltoso, -a
rebellious
solidario, -a
in solidarity, supportive
teñido, -a
dyed
tolerante
tolerant
alrededor
around
de pronto
suddenly
efectivamente
effectively
a pesar de
in spite of
al fin y al cabo
finally
de última generación
most recent
de verdad
really
desde el punto de vista de
from the point of view of
en serio
seriously
no estar para bromas
not to be in a joking mood
no ser para tanto
it’s not such a big deal
para ser sincero
to be sincere
por lo visto
apparently
por más que
no matter how hard
por poco
by little
por si acaso
if by any chance
por supuesto
of course
por todas partes
everywhere
por último
finally
¡Qué lata!
What a bore!
¡ Qué lío!
What a mess!
sacar partido de
to profit from
se mire por donde se mire
wherever one looks
sin embargo
nevertheless
sin ninguna duda
without (any) doubt
tarde o temprano
sooner or later
